Air & Space Magazine

Russian scientists have recently improved their probe by replacing the drill shown with a scoop device to collect soil in the weak gravity of Phobos, the larger of Mars’ two moons.

Mission Possible

A new probe to a Martian moon may win back respect for Russia’s unmanned space program.

In Afghanistan, Marines and Afghan forces patrol under cover of an AH-64 Apache.

Control the Air

On the ground with Marines in Afghanistan, the author sees a different side of close air support.

“They’ll never get off the ground,” warned detractors of Aero Spacelines’ Guppy series of colossal cargo airplanes.

Big Idea

Megalifters prove you’re never too fat to fly.

At Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio, a study subject is wired for a spin in the Dynamic Environment Simulator, a centrifuge that excels in inducing spatial disorientation.

The Disorient Express

Despite the best training and technology, why do pilots still die from not knowing which end is up?

The Intrepid took part in every major Pacific battle in the last two years of World War II.

Restoration: USS Intrepid

Cleaning up an aircraft carrier.

In You Only Live Twice, Sean Connery flies an autogyro souped up with missiles, machine guns, and flame-throwers.

Live and Let Fly

Real pilots rate the performance of the airplanes in James Bond flicks.

The shadow of their lander dominates a mosaic of the numbered photos Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin took out their window before leaving the moon.

Finding Apollo

Forty years later, we’re about to see what the moonwalkers left behind.

A NASA test goes awry.

Hypersonic Setback

A NASA test goes awry.

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1908: The Year the Airplane Went Public

Five years after Kitty Hawk, the Wrights finally showed the world their invention.

The Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope opens for business.

New Name, New Universe

The Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope opens for business.

...eventually, anywhere.

Non-stop Service To...

...eventually, anywhere.

The Federal Aviation Administration turns 50.

Hooray, FAA!

The Federal Aviation Administration turns 50.

F-4 or alien? Depends how you look at it.

Phantom Face

F-4 or alien? Depends how you look at it.

NASA tests a key element of its next moon launcher.

Escape Rocket

NASA tests a key element of its next moon launcher.

The Dreamlifter makes an appearance at Oshkosh.

Frame-Up

The Dreamlifter makes an appearance at Oshkosh.

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Letter From Bagram

Occasional dispatches from our man in Afghanistan.

Enceladus, this is your closeup.

Scenes from Saturn

Enceladus, this is your closeup.

Feng and assistants with the Feng Ru 2 in Guangdong, China

The Father of Chinese Aviation

Feng Ru made history on the California coast, then introduced airplanes to his native land.

Hint: An exotic creature for the Smithsonian's new Ocean Hall

Guess What's In the Box

Hint: An exotic creature for the Smithsonian's new Ocean Hall

Cassini prepares for a close pass of Saturn's moon Enceladus.

Iceball Ahead

Cassini prepares for a close pass of Saturn's moon Enceladus.

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